Purified nucleic acid molecule for the expression of a lysosomal enzyme and use thereof for preventing or treating lysosomal storage diseases

ABSTRACT

A purified nucleic acid molecule which is capable of expressing a lysosomal enzyme wherein said nucleic acid molecule comprises at least a sequence coding for said lysosomal enzyme and a promoter highly active in the brain inserted upstream from said sequence.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0001] This invention relates to a purified nucleic acid molecule, whichis capable of expressing a lysosomal enzyme, wherein the nucleic acidmolecule comprises at least a sequence coding for the lysosomal enzymeand a promoter highly active in the brain inserted upstream from thesequence.

[0002] Lysosomal storage diseases form a group of more than 30 metabolicdisorders in which the function of one or several lysosomal hydrolasesis deficient. Although the prevalence of each disease is low, prevalenceof lysosomal storage diseases as a whole may be equivalent to that ofcystic fibrosis in the general population (1:2500). In France, the mostfrequent lysosomal storage diseases are Gaucher type I disease, Hurlerdisease (MPS I), Hunter disease (MPS II), Sanfilippo disease (MPS III)and metachromatic leucodystrophy (MLD). They represent 10 to 50 birthsevery year. With the exception of Gaucher type I disease, Pompe disease,Fabry disease and mild forms of MPS I, there is no etiological treatmentavailable for lysosomal storage diseases so far. Bone marrowtransplantation, which may be an option in some MPS I patients, is noteffective in MPS III and MLD.

[0003] Lysosomal enzyme deficiencies induce the accumulation ofintermediate catabolites in lysosomes, which progressively alters cellfunction and survival. Although deficiencies affect every tissue,clinical expression varies depending on the missing enzyme. Neurologicalsymptoms are often predominant. They include severe motor impairmentsand mental retardation. Histopathology reveals characteristicvacuolizations in both neurons, glia and perivascular cells, withoutknown predominance in specific locations. Other frequent symptomsinclude hepatomegaly, skeletal abnormalities, corneal clouding andrespiratory, cardiac or renal dysfunctions leading to premature death.There is a need in the art for a treatment of the central nervous systempathology in lysosomal storage diseases in which neurological symptomsare either predominant, as in MPS III and MLD, or highly determinant forthe clinical prognosis, as in MPS I. MPS I and MPS IIIb are autosomalrecessive lysosomal storage diseases classified amongmucopolysaccharidosis. These diseases are caused by a defect in thedegradation pathway of glycosaminoglycans (GAGs). In MPS I and MPS IIIb,the degradation of heparan sulfates is interrupted by the deficiency ofα-L-iduronidase (IDUA) and α-N-acetyl-glucosaminidase (NaGlu),respectively. Complete IDUA deficiency is associated with mutationsW402X, Q70X and is responsible for severe forms of MPS I, in whichskeletal abnormalities can be recognized at birth and neurologicalsymptoms may occur before the age of 2-3 years. Milder forms exist inwhich the neurological disease is delayed and less severe (mild forms ofMPS I or Hurler-Scheie disease) or even absent (Scheie disease). Excepta frequent hepatomegaly, peripheral abnormalities are absent in MPSIIIb. Symptomatology appears in children between the age 2 and 6 asbehavioral troubles, which progressively lead to a severe mental andmotor degradation.

[0004] MLD is an autosomal recessive lysosomal storage disorderclassified among the lipidoss. It is caused by a deficiency ofarylsulphatase A (ASA) that leads to demyelination in the central andperipheral nervous system. Deficiency of ASA causes intralysosomalstorage of the sphingolipid cerebroside sulphate. This lipid is abundantin myelin and its accumulation leads to the death of oligodendrocytes.ASA catalyses the first step in the degradation of the sphingolipidcerebrosisde 3-sulphate by removing the sulphate from the polar head ofthis lipid, which is a galactose 3-sulphate moiety. If this step doesnot occur, owing to a deficiency of ASA, this lipid cannot be degradedand accumulates into lysosomes. MLD may appear at any age. The threemain clinical forms that correlate with the genotype can bedistinguished: infantile, juvenile and adult forms. Allogenic BMT has noeffect in the most frequent infantile form of MLD (>60% of the MLDcases) and limited effect in juvenile MLD.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0005] This invention provides a purified nucleic acid molecule, whichis capable of expressing a lysosomal enzyme, wherein the nucleic acidmolecule comprises at least a sequence coding for the lysosomal enzymeand a promoter highly active in the brain inserted upstream from thesequence. The nucleic acid molecule can further comprise aposttranscriptional regulatory element inserted downstream from thesequence. In one embodiment, the promoter highly active in the brain isthe promoter of the phosphoglycerate kinase gene. In another embodiment,the posttranscriptional regulatory element is a hepatitis virusposttranscriptional regulatory element. The sequence can code, forexample, for an iduronidase (IDUA) or an arylsulphatase (ASA).

[0006] In a further embodiment of the invention, the nucleic acidmolecule further comprises at least one repeated AAV sequence involvedin packaging and genome replication placed upstream from the promoterand/or downstream from the sequence coding for the lysosomal enzyme.

[0007] In another embodiment, the nucleic acid molecule furthercomprises at least one repeated AAV sequence involved in packaging andgenome replication placed upstream from the promoter and/or downstreamfrom the sequence coding for the posttranscriptional regulatory element.

[0008] This invention also provides a recombinant bacteria containingthe nucleic acid molecule of the invention, wherein the recombinantbacteria has been deposited at CNCM on Jun. 20, 2002 under the referenceI-2891.

[0009] This invention also provides a recombinant bacteria containingthe nucleic acid molecule of the invention, wherein the recombinantbacteria has been deposited at CNCM on Jun. 20, 2002 under the referenceI-2892.

[0010] In addition, this invention provides a vector for the expressionof a lysosomal enzyme, wherein the vector comprises the nucleic acidmolecule of the invention.

[0011] The vector is, for example, an adenovirus vector (AAV), or alentivirus vector.

[0012] Still further, this invention provides a cell transformed withthe nucleic acid molecule of the invention. The cell can be a mammaliancell, and the cell can be transformed ex vivo.

[0013] This invention provides a method for preventing or treating alysosomal storage disease in a mammal, wherein the method comprisesadministering the nucleic acid molecule of the invention to a mammalianhost. In one embodiment, the mammal is a human. The disease can be, forexample, MPS I or MPS IIIb.

[0014] This invention also provides a method for preventing or treatinga lysosomal storage disease in a mammal, wherein the method comprisesadministering a vector of the invention to a mammalian host. The vectorcan be administered by stereotactic method.

[0015] This invention also provides a method for preventing or treatinga lysosomal storage disease in a mammal, wherein the method comprisesthe transfer of a cell of the invention into said mammalian host.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] This invention will be described with reference to the drawingsin which:

[0017]FIG. 1. Structure of the AAV-PGK-IDUA and the AAV-PGK-NaGLUvectors.

[0018]FIG. 2. IDUA spreading in the brain of treated MPS I mice.

[0019] Treated mice were sacrificed, 2, 6, 16, 20 or 26 weeks aftervector injection. Coronal 100 μm or 1 mm brain sections were preparedand IDUA activity was measured in tissue extract from these sections.Data are shown as a schematic representation of the brain and of theanalyzed sections. Activity levels are shown according to the indicatedcolor code. The vector injection site is indicated as a red dot in theright hemisphere. Results demonstrate IDUA spreading in brain tissuesfrom the injection site to the ipsi and contralateral hemispheres.

[0020]FIG. 3. Disease correction in treated MPS I mouse brain.

[0021] Samples were taken from mouse brain section, fixed withglutaradehyde and embedded in Epoxy. Semi-thin sections (1 μm) wereprepared and stained with toluidine blue. The intensity of lysosomalstorage lesions in the various analyzed part of the brains is indicatedas: −, lesions were not observed; +, moderate lesions; or ++, severelesions. PV: perivascular area, PR: parenchymal area. Controls areuntreated MPS I mice. Lesions were detected in these animals as early asone month of age and progressively aggravated with time. Treated animalsanalyzed after 6 weeks were 3 month old, after 16 weeks, 6 month old andafter 26 weeks, 8 month old. Data show a progressive regression of thelesions with time in treated mice.

[0022]FIG. 4. Enzyme spreading in MPS I dog brain.

[0023] Brain was cut into 16 slices. Every second slice was used forIDUA detection. The alternate slice was used for histology. Each slicewas divided into four samples for each hemisphere, from which tissueextracts were prepared for IDUA assay. A total of 64 samples weremeasured. The site of vector injection is indicated by a red dot. Dataare enzyme activity levels for the injected (IL) and contralateral (CL)hemispheres.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0024] Lysosomal disorders in general, and MPS I in particular have longbeen considered amenable to treatment by exogenous enzyme that wouldenter the deficient cells by endocytosis (Fratantoni et al., 1968;Kaplan et al., 1977; Sando and Neufeld, 1977). Exogenous enzymeeliminates the abnormal accumulation of GAGs in cultures MPS Ifibroblasts. High efficient enzyme uptake relies on the presence ofspecific sugars, which are recognized by their cognate receptor. Theseinclude the mannose-6-phosphate receptor (M6PR) which is ubiquitouslyexpressed, the galactose receptor of hepatocytes and the mannosereceptor of macrophages. The latter is used with success for treatingGaucher type I patients with a modified glucocerebrosidase enzymepreparation targeting the macrophages (Barton et al., 1991; Grabowski etal., 1998). Trials have recently been performed with enzyme targetingthe M6PR in patients with diseases that do not affect the brain, asFabry disease (Eng et al., 2000; Schiffmann et al., 2000), Pompe disease(van der Hout et al., 2000) and mild forms of MPS I (Scheie disease).

[0025] As the infused enzyme does not cross the blood brain barrier, nobenefit can be expected on brain damages. Thus, etiological treatment iscurrently proposed only for patients in whom a neurological disease isnot anticipated. In the most frequent situation of a disease known toaffect the brain, no treatment can be proposed at the present time. Genetherapy appears as the only option that could lead to a therapeuticstrategy targeted to the brain.

[0026] Various approaches have been considered with the aim to obtain insitu enzyme delivery in the brain parenchyme. Cells genetically-modifiedex vivo in order to over-express and secrete the missing lysosomalenzyme were implanted in the brain. Direct intracranial injections ofgene transfer vectors by stereotactic methods were performed with theaim to inducing enzyme over-expression and secretion from residentneurons and glial cells.

[0027] These experiments were performed in a mouse model of lysosomalstorage diseases. The β-glucuronidase deficient mouse (MPS VII) resumesthe clinical features of human mucopolysaccharidosis, including abnormalskeletal development, corneal clouding and deafness (Birkenmeier et al.,1989). Considerable lysosomal storage occurs in every tissue, andespecially in the brain. Animals die around 6 months of age, apparentlyfrom both progressive neurological degradation and locomotor disability.Animals were either engrafted with cell genetically-modified toover-express β-glucuronidase, or received a functional β-glucuronidasecDNA by the mean of a gene transfer vector which could be adenovirusvectors, AAV vectors or lentivirus vectors. Consistent results providedevidence that enzyme expression was not restricted to the area where thecells or the vector had been injected (Ghodsi et al., 1998; Snyder etal., 1995; Taylor and Wolfe, 1997). Activity could be demonstrated infar remote locations, including in the contralateral hemisphere wheninjection was unilateral. These data indicated that brain cells wereable to take up enzyme from the extracellular environment and moreimportantly, suggest that β-glucuronidase could be transported over longdistances in the brain by retrograde axonal transport. These studiesalso demonstrated that gene therapy could prevent the development oflesions and reverse pre-existing damages.

[0028] The feasibility of preventing the development lesions wasdemonstrated in newborn MPS VII mice. This was shown either in animalsengrafted in situ with immortalized enzyme-secreting cells (Snyder etal., 1995); or injected intravenously at birth with purified enzyme(Sands et al., 1994; Sands et al., 1997; Vogler et al., 1993; Vogler etal., 1996) or with a recombinant adeno-associated vector encodingβ-glucuronidase (Daly et al., 1999a; Daly et al., 1999b).

[0029] The reversion of pre-existing lesions in adult animals has alsobeen demonstrated. Transient correction was reported after theengraftment of enzyme-secreting primary cells (Taylor and Wolfe, 1997)or the in situ injection of an adenovirus vector (Ghodsi et al., 1998;Stein et al., 1999). Others and ourselves have shown a sustainedcorrection after the in situ injection of an adeno-associated virus(AAV) vector (Bosch et al., 2000a; Skorupa et al., 1999). Usinglentivirus-based vector we have documented enzyme delivery and reversalof pathology in the entire brain of MPS VII mice (Bosch et al., 2000b).

[0030] The efficacy of direct gene transfer into the brain has recentlybeen documented another mouse model of lysosomal storage disease. TheMLD mouse has been created by the selective destruction of the ASA gene.Mice develop a mild pathology reminiscent of that associated with humanMLD after 8 to 10 months, with typical storage lesions in the whitematter (Hess et al., 1996). This pathology can locally be prevented andreversed by the delivery of lentivirus-derived gene transfer vectorencoding ASA in the fimbria (Consiglio et al., 2001). A controversyremains about whether this treatment actually improves mouse behaviorand with regards to the relevance of correcting fimbria neurons in adisease that is mostly a demyelinating process.

[0031] Achievements in the brain of MPS VII mice stereotacticallyinjected with AAV or lentivirus vector reached the requisites for aneffective treatment. The current issue consists in passing through thevarious stages from mouse experimentation to clinical application. Asgene therapy targeted to the brain is very innovative, these stages mustbe cautiously designed.

[0032] As MPS I affects both the central nervous system and theperipheral organs, gene therapy trial targeted to the brain in thisdisease will have to be combined with enzyme replacement therapy in theperiphery. The choice of MPS IIIb and MLD as diseases in which aclinical trial will be considered first, is based on the predominance ofneurological symptoms, the relative high frequency of the disordersamong lysosomal storage diseases and the absence of efficacy of bonemarrow transplantation.

[0033] On the other hand, it is important to consider that whereasexcellent mouse and dog, models are available for MPS I and MPS IIIb,there is no convenient animal model for MLD. Indeed, the MLD mousedevelops late and mild pathology, which delays and hampers accurateassessment of disease correction. Our strategy therefore is to performmost of the preclinical investigations proposed in this program in theavailable MPS I and MPS IIIb animal models. It is well documented in theliterature that MPS I and MPS III share common pathophysiology with MLD.Thus feasibility studies performed in the MPS I and MPS IIIb models willprovide relevant information for application in MLD patients.

[0034] The final objective of the pre-clinical studies is the design ofa phase I/II protocols for the assessment of tolerance and therapeuticpotential of intracranial injections of gene transfer vectors inchildren with MPS I and MPS IIIb. Pre-clinical studies in animal modelsare mandatory to designing a clinical trial protocol.

Material and Methods

[0035] Gene Transfer Vectors

[0036] Investigations in MPS I and MPS IIIb mice were performed with theAAV-PGK-IDUA and the AAV-PGK-NaGLU vectors, respectively.

[0037] These vectors were derived from AAV serotype 2 (AAV-2). Vectorgenomes are similarly organized for both vectors, the only differenceresides in the cDNA sequence that is expressed. Structure is shown inFIG. 1:

[0038] ITR are repeated AAV sequences present at both extremities thatare important for packaging, and genome replication. In the AAV-PGK-IDUAand the AAV-PGK-NaGLU vectors, these sequences consist in 181 bp fromplasmid pSUB 201 isolated by Dr. R. Samulski (Samulski et al., 1987).

[0039] The promoter of the mouse phosphoglycerate kinase gene (Adra etal., 1987) is inserted downstream of the 5′ ITR. This is a 500 bpXbaI/MluI fragment from plasmid M48 (Salvetti et al., 1995). Thispromoter is highly active in brain cells (Kardower et al., 2000).

[0040] A human cDNA is inserted downstream of the mouse PGK promoter. InAAV-PGK-IDUA, this cDNA encodes human IDUA. It has been inserted as a2165 bp MluI/NheI fragment from plasmid M48. This cDNA was isolated byus, using the published sequence (Scott et al., 1991). In theAAV-PGK-NaGLU vector the cDNA encodes human NaGLU. This cDNA wasisolated by Pr. E. Neufeld (UCLA) (Zhao et al., 1996) who kindlyprovided it to us.

[0041] A woodchuck enhancer (WPRE) sequence is inserted downstream ofthe human cDNA (Zufferey et al., 1999). This 639 bp sequence, originallydescribed in the laboratory of Dr. D. Trono (CMU Genève) has beenisolated from a plasmid, kindly provided to us by Dr. Naldini(Università di Torino).

[0042] A polyadenylation site from the bovine growth hormone gene isinserted downstream of WPRE. This is a 382 bp sequence orignallydescribed by Goodwin et al. (Goodwin and Rottman, 1992).

[0043] Vector Preparation

[0044] Vectors stocks were prepared in the Laboratoire de ThérapieGénique, CHU Hôtel-Dieu, Nantes, by triple transfection into 293-Tcells, as described in Salvetti et al. (Salvetti et al., 1998).

[0045] Vector Administration

[0046] Vectors were administrated by stereotactic injection in the braintissue. In the mouse, a single injection of 5 μL containing 2×10⁹physical particles of AAV vector was performed in the putamen. Animalswere treated at 6-8 weeks of age. In dogs, a single intrastriatal 40 μLinjection was performed.

[0047] Investigations in MPS Mouse Models

[0048] MPS I and MPS IIIb mice have been obtained by a selectivedisruption of the genes coding for α-L-iduronidase (IDUA)(Clarke et al.,1997) and α-N-acetyl-galactosaminidase (NaGlu)(Li et al., 1999),respectively. We obtained these animals from Pr. E. Neufeld (UCLA).Homozygous mutants exhibit a total absence of catalytic activity of thetargeted enzymes. They develop typical lysosomal storage pathology overthe first 6 months of life, including lysosomal storage lesions in braincells.

[0049] Investigations in MPS I Dogs

[0050] A colony of dogs deficient for IDUA has been raised andmaintained at the University of Tennessee (Shull et al., 1982; Spellacyet al., 1983). We obtained 10 breeders from Dr. E. Kakis (UCLA). Dogshave been installed in France with the support of the AFM. These animalshave a point mutation in the first exon/intron border of the IDUA gene(Menon et al., 1992). Dogs homozygous for the mutation exhibit a totalenzyme deficiency. They develop a characteristic Hurler/Scheie diseaseduring the course of their first year of life, associating severeabnormalities of the skeleton and intense lysosomal storage lesions invarious tissues, including in the brain (Constantopoulos et al., 1985;Walkley et al., 1988).

[0051] MPS I dogs have been extensively studied in the past. Clinicalbenefit has been demonstrated after allogeneic bone marrowtransplantation (Shull et al., 1987). Enzyme infusion in the peripheryimproves lysosomal storage significantly (Shull et al., 1994). However,all animals develop an immune response against the infused human enzyme(Kakkis et al., 1996; Lutzko et al., 1999). In the absence of anydetectable IDUA activity in these animals, it is expected thatimmunization will occur with the canine enzyme as well. To ourknowledge, no attempt has been made so far with the aim to treat thebrain pathology in these dogs.

[0052] MPS I dogs are genotyped and homozygous animals are transferredto the Centre de Boisbonne of the Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire de Nantesat weaning. Surgery is performed at the Centre de Boisbonne.

[0053] Enzyme Activity, Diffusion and Correction of Storage Lesions inMPS I Mouse Brains.

[0054] Forty young adult IDUA-deficient MPS I mice received a singleintrastriatal injection of the AAV-PGK-IDUA vector. Animals weresacrificed 2, 6, 16, 20 or 26 weeks after injection.

[0055] In a first group of treated mice, we measured enzyme activity intissue extracts from the injected hemisphere, the contralateralhemisphere and the caudal part of the encephalon including thecerebellum and the brain stem. Results are shown in Table 1. TABLE 1IDUA activity in brain extracts of normal mice (+/+), heterozygote mice(+/−) and untreated (−/−) or treated IDUA-deficient mutant MPS I mice.Treated mice were sacrificed at 2, 6-16, 20 or 26 weeks after a singlevector injection in the striatum. IDUA BRAIN CR + BRAINSTEM 2.38 ± 0.12(n = 6) +/+  1.23 ± 0.22 (n = 24) 2.33 ± 0,47 (n = 3) +/− 0 (n = 14)1.16 ± 0,27 (n = 13) −/− IL CL 0 (n = 7) 2 WKS 2-1 6 ND ND 2-2 7.97 NDND 2-3 7.93 0.38 0.55 2-4 8.22 0.55 0.20 2-5 9.07 1.11 0.19 2-6 7.8 0.10 2-7 8.9 0.4 0.8 6 WKS 6-1 10 0.40 0.10 6-2 8.6 0.90 0.30 6-3 9.41 0.440.44 6-4 9.78 0.44 0.15 6-5 9.93 1.56 0.44 6-6 0.85 0 0 6-7 0.7 0.01 06-8 3.34 0 0.6 6-9 6.68 0.2 0 16 WKS 16-1  10.5 1.5 0.30 16-2  2.9 0.410.34 16-3  6.3 ND ND 16-4  21.7 0.53 0.35 16-5  9 9.7* 0.18 16-6  0.6 00 16-7  3.59 1.18 0.12 16-8  6.46 0.38 ND 16-9  11.94 4.96 1.8 16-108.55 1.36 12.15 16-11 0.01 0 0 20 WKS 20-1  1.21 0 0 20-2  1.74 0 020-3  1.73 0.18 0 20-4  0 0 0 26-5  0.53 0 0 26 WKS 26-1  23.6 0.20 0.5326-2  3.5 0.35 ND 26-3  17.5 0.6 0 26-4  0.42 0 0 26-5  0.6 0 0 26-6 5,7 0.82 0 26-7  0 0 0 26-8  0.46 0 0 26-9  2.73 0 0

[0056] These experiments revealed high enzyme activity in the injectedhemisphere (3 to 4 folds more than in normal mice), and significantlevels in more remote locations (10 to 30% of normal mouse levels).Activities were stable over the 7-month follow up. In a second series ofmice, serial coronal brain sections (100 μm or 1 mm) were performed andactivity was measured in extracts. This experiment allowed drawing of aprecise map of the location of enzyme activity throughout the brain overtime. It showed that enzyme progressively spreads, from week 2 to 16,from the injection site to remote locations (FIG. 2). At 16 weeks afterinjection, in most mice, enzyme activity could be detected all overbrain, except in the most rostral and caudal regions of thecontralateral hemisphere. A third series of mice was used to examineenzyme activity and disease correction in adjacent coronal sections. Itrevealed a complete correction of storage lesions in areas where enzymewas detectable, but also in region where the enzyme assay was negative.Corrected areas progressively increased in size with time (FIG. 3). At26 weeks, only very limited areas of the contralateral olfactive bulband the cerebellum still showed minimal storage lesions. These resultsclearly demonstrate that IDUA is produced from cells geneticallymodified with the AAV-IDUA vector and delivered to far distant locationsfrom the vector injection site. Spreading over the brain increases withtime. Enzyme delivery allows a correction the histological lesionsassociated with the disease. Such an efficient delivery of a lysosomalenzyme in the brain parenchyme has not been reported previously.

[0057] Enzyme Activity and Diffusion in the Brain of a MPS I Dog.

[0058] A 40 μL injection of the AAV-PGK-IDUA vector was performed in thestriatum of one MPS I dog. The animal received cyclosporine for 3 daysbefore treatment and until sacrifice 12 weeks after the injection. Foranalysis of enzyme spreading in the brain, the entire encephalon was cutin 16 slices and each slice separated in four sections. Tissue extractswere prepared from every second sections and IDUA activity wasmeasuered. Results are shown in FIG. 4. They indicate high enzymeactivity at the injection site and in adjacent areas. Enzyme spreadingcould be demonstrated over 7 slices, which represent a maximal extensionof 2.8 cm. Histological analysis is currently performed to assess theextend of disease correction. With respect to the short term follow upof the animal, the limited amount of injected vector and our knowledgethat correction extents further than detected enzyme activity, it may beanticipated that four stereotactic injections (two in each hemisphere)might be sufficient for disease correction in the entire dog brain. Thishypothesis will be investigated in the next available MPS I dogs.Results from these experiments will help designing a therapeuticprotocol in affected children.

[0059] In summary, lysosomal storage disease can be corrected throughthe delivery of the missing enzyme. For those diseases affecting thecentral nervous system, which are the more frequent ones, intracerebraldelivery supposes in situ enzyme secretion. This can be obtained by genetherapy methods. Stereotactic injection of AAV-based vectors encodingthe missing enzyme in the brain leads to inducing enzyme secretion in asmall number of genetically-modified cells that provide anintra-cerebral source of enzyme. Enzyme can be transported to remotelocations leading to the definitive correction of storage lesions in theentire brain. We obtained these results in the mouse model of MPS VII,which is deficient for β-glucuronidase, and now in the MPS I mouse,which is deficient for alpha-L-iduronidase (IDUA) and which provides amodel for Hurler's disease, a disorder relatively frequent in children.

[0060] Correction in MPS I mice was obtained by using an AAV-2 derivedvector (AAV-PKG-IDUA). Expression levels with this vector, and spreadingof the activity through out the brain was much more efficient than withpreviously described AAV vectors. Efficiency seems related in the use ofa murine phosphoglycerate promoter (PGK) and the addition of sequencescalled WPRE for woodchuck hepatitis virus posttranscriptional regulatoryelement, which are known to increase mRNA stability and traductability.

[0061] Though the concept that the stereotactic injection of AAV vectorcan cure lysosomal storage lesions in the brain of mice withmucopolysaccharidosis has been largely publicized, these results withAAV-PGK-IDUA provide the first demonstration that this is effective inMPSS I, which is one of the most attractive target for clinicalapplication.

[0062] Enzyme activity levels attained in the brain of MPS I mice withthe AAV-PGK-IDUA vector were much higher than previously reported withAAV vectors in different models. The volume of brain tissue in whichactivity was detected, and the volume in which a correction of lesionswas observed were much broader than previously reported in differentmodels of affected mice. Expression levels were achieved allowing atherapeutic effect in the entire brain with a single vector injection,which is clinically relevant result, whereas similar achievementrequired multiple injections in previous reports.

[0063] The AAV-PGK-IDUA vector has also recently been used in a caninemodel of MPS I. We could confirm in dogs the efficient spreading ofenzyme activity in the brain following a single intrstriatal vectorinjection.

[0064] Recombinant bacteria containing nucleic acid molecules of theinvention have been deposited at the Collection Nationale de Cultures deMicroorganismes (“C.N.C.M.”) Institute Pasteur, 28, rue du Docteur Roux,75724 Paris Cedex 15, France, as follows: Plasmid Accession No. DepositDate AAV2-mPGK-hNaGlu-WPRE-pA 1-2891 Jun. 20, 2002AAV2-mPGK-IDUA-WPRE-pA 1-2892 Jun. 20, 2002

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JVirol 73, 2886-2892.    |   10     |   20     |   30     |   40     |   50     |   60     |   70     |   80     |   90     |  1001 CAGCAGCTGC GCGCTCGCTC GCTCACTGAG GCCGCCCGGG CAAAGCCCGG GCGTCGGGCGACCTTTGGTC GCCCGGCCTC AGTGAGCGAG CGAGCGCGCA 100 101 GAGAGGGAGTGGCCAACTCC ATCACTAGGG GTTCCTTGTA GTTAATGATT AACCCGCCAT GCTACTTATCTACTCGAGAA TTCTACCGGG TAGGGGAGGC 200 201 GCTTTTCCCA AGGCAGTCTGGAGCATGCGC TTTAGCAGCC CCGCTGGCAC TTGGCGCTAC ACAAGTGGCC TCTGGCCTCGCACACATTCC ACATCCACCG 300 301 GTAGCGCCAA CCGGCTCCGT TCTTTGGTGGCCCCTTCGCG CCACCTTCTA CTCCTCCCCT AGTCAGGAAG TTCCCCCCGC CCCGCAGCTCGCGTCGTGCA 400 401 GGACGTGACA AATGGAAGTA GCACGTCTCA CTAGTCTCGTGCAGATGGAC AGCACCGCTG AGCAATGGAA GCGGGTAGGC CTTTGGGGCA GCGGCCAATA 500501 GCAGCTTTGC TCCTTCGCTT TCTGGGCTCA GAGGCTGGGA AGGGGTGGGT CCGGGGGCGGGCTCAGGGGC GGGCTCAGGG GCGGGGCGGG CGCGAAGGTC 600 601 CTCCGGAGCCCGGCATTCTG CACGCTTCAA AAGCGCACGT CTGCCGCGCT GTTCTCCTCT TCCTCATCTCCGGGCCTTTC GACCGGATCA GATCGAATTC 700 701 CCCGAAGCCC CGCAGTCCCCGAGCACGCGT GGCCATGCGT CCCCTGCGCC CCCGCGCCGC GCTGCTGGCG CTCCTGGCCTCGCTCCTGGC CGCGCCCCCG 800 801 GTGGCCCCGG CCGAGGCCCC GCACCTGGTGCATGTGGACG CGGCCCGCGC GCTGTGGCCC CTGCGGCGCT TCTGGAGGAG CACAGGCTTCTGCCCCCCGC 900 901 TGCCACACAG CCAGGCTGAC CAGTACGTCC TCAGCTGGGACCAGCAGCTC AACCTCGCCT ATGTGGGCGC CGTCCCTCAC CGCGGCATCA AGCAGGTCCG 10001001 GACCCACTGG CTGCTGGAGC TTGTCACCAC CAGGGGGTCC ACTGGACGGG GCCTGAGCTACAACTTCACC CACCTGGACG GGTACTTGGA CCTTCTCAGG 1100 1101 GAGAACCAGCTCCTCCCAGG GTTTGAGCTG ATGGGCAGCG CCTCGGGCCA CTTCACTGAC TTTGAGGACAAGCAGGTGTT TGAGTGGAAG GACTTGGTCT 1200 1201 CCAGCCTGGC CAGGAGATACATCGGTAGGT ACGGACTGGC GCATGTTTCC AAGTGGAACT TCGAGACGTG GAATGAGCCAGACCACCACG ACTTTGACAA 1300 1301 CGTCTCCATG ACCATGCAAG GCTTCCTGAACTACTACGAT GCCTGCTCGG AGGGTCTGCG CGCCGCCAGC CCCGCCCTGC GGCTGGGAGGCCCCGGCGAC 1400 1401 TCCTTCCACA CCCCACCGCG ATCCCCGCTG AGCTGGGGCCTCCTGCGCCA CTGCCACGAC GGTACCAACT TCTTCACTGG GGAGGCGGGC GTGCGGCTGG 15001501 ACTACATCTC CCTCCACAGG AAGGGTGCGC GCAGCTCCAT CTCCATCCTG GACCAGGAGAAGGTCGTCGC GCAGCAGATC CGGCAGCTCT TCCCCAAGTT 1600 1601 CGCGGACACCCCCATTTACA ACGACGAGGC GGACCCGCTG GTGGGCTGGT CCCTGCCACA GCCGTGGAGGGCGGACGTGA CCTACGCGGC CATGGTGGTG 1700 1701 AAGGTCATCG CGCAGCATCAGAACCTGCTA CTGGCCAACA CCACCTCCGC CTTCCCCTAC GCGCTCCTGA GCAACGACAATGCCTTCCTG AGCTACCACC 1800 1801 CGCACCCCTT CGCGCAGCGC ACGCTCACCGCGCGCTTCCA GGTCAACAAC ACCCGCCCGC CGCACGTGCA GCTGTTGCGC AAGCCGGTGCTCACGGCCAT 1900 1901 GGGGCTGCTG GCGCTGCTGG ATGAGGAGCA GCTCTGGGCCGAAGTGTCGC AGGCCGGGAC CGTCCTGGAC AGCAACCACA CGGTGGGCGT CCTGGCCAGC 20002001 GCCCACCGCC CCCAGGGCCC GGCCGACGCC TGGCGCGCCG CGGTGCTGAT CTACGCGAGCGACGACACCC GCGCCCACCC CAACCGCAGC GTCGCGGTGA 2100 2101 CCCTGCGGCTGCGCGGGGTG CCCCCCGGCC CGGGCCTGGT CTACGTCACG CGCTACCTGG ACAACGGGCTCTGCAGCCCC GACGGCGAGT GGCGGCGCCT 2200 2201 GGGCCGGCCC GTCTTCCCCACGGCAGAGCA GTTCCGGCGC ATGCGCGCGG CTGAGGACCC GGTGGCCGCG GCGCCCCGCCCCTTACCCGC CGGCGGCCGC 2300 2301 CTGACCCTGC GCCCCGCGCT GCGGCTGCCGTCGCTTTTGC TGGTGCACGT GTGTGCGCGC CCCGAGAAGC CGCCCGGGCA GGTCACGCGGCTCCGCGCCC 2400 2401 TGCCCCTGAC CCAAGGGCAG CTGGTTCTGG TCTGGTCGGATGAACACGTG GGCTCCAAGT GCCTGTGGAC ATACGAGATC CAGTTCTCTC AGGACGGTAA 25002501 GGCGTACACC CCGGTCAGCA GGAAGCCATC GACCTTCAAC CTCTTTGTGT TCAGCCCAGACACAGGTGCT GTCTCTGGCT CCTACCGAGT TCGAGCCCTG 2600 2601 GACTACTGGGCCCGACCAGG CCCCTTCTCG GACCCTGTGC CGTACCTGGA GGTCCCTGTG CCAAGAGGGCCCCCATCCCC GGGCAATCCA TGAGCCTGTG 2700 2701 CTGAGCCCCA GTGGGTTGGCGATTAGTCCA ATTTGTTAAA GACAGGATAT CAGTGGTCCA GGCTCTAGTT TTGACTCAACAATATCACCA GCTGAAGCCT 2800 2801 ATAGAGTACG AGCCATAGAT AAAATAAAAGATTTTATTTA GTCTCCAGAA AAAGGGGGGA ATGAAAGACC CCACCTGTAG GTTTGGCAAGCTAGtCTAGT 2900 2901 AACGGCCGCC AGTGTGCTGG AATTCTGCAG ATATCCATCACACTGGCGGC CGCTCGAGCA TGCATCTAGA Gcgataatca acctctggat tacaaaattt 30003001 gtgaaagatt gactggtatt cttaactatg ttgctccttt tacgctatgt ggatacgctgctttaatgcc tttgtatcat gctattgctt cccgtatggc 3100 3101 tttcattttctcctccttgt ataaatcctg gttgctgtct ctttatgagg agttgtggcc cgttgtcaggcaacgtggcg tggtgtgcac tgtgtttgct 3200 3201 gacgcaaccc ccactggttggggcattgcc accacctgtc agctcctttc cgggactttc gccttccccc tccctattgccacggcggaa ctcatcgccg 3300 3301 cctgccttgc ccgctgctgg acaggggctcggctgttggg cactgacaat tccgtggtgt tgtcggggaa gctgacgtcc tttccatggctgctcgcctg 3400 3401 tgttgccacc tggattctgc gcgggacgtc cttctgctacgtcccttcgg ccctcaatcc agcggacctt ccttcccgcg gcctgctgcc ggctctgcgg 35003501 cctcttccgc gtcttcgcct tcgccctgag acgagtcgga tctccctttg ggccgcctccccgcatcgCT ATTCTATAGT GTCACCTAAA TGCTAGAGCT 3600 3601 CGCTGATCAGCCTCGACTGT GCCTTCTAGT TGCCAGCCAT CTGTTGTTTG CCCCTCCCCC GTGCCTTCCTTGACCCTGGA AGGTGCCACT CCCACTGTCC 3700 3701 TTTCCTAATA AAATGAGGAAATTGCATCGC ATTGTCTGAG TAGGTGTCAT TCTATTCTGG GGGGTGGGGT GGGGCAGGACAGCAAGGGGG AGGATTGGGA 3800 3801 AGACAATAGC AGGCATGCTG GGGATGCGGTGGGCTCTATG GCTTCTGAGG CGGAAAGAAC CAGGTAGATA AGTAGCATGG CGGGTTAATCATTAACTACA 3900 3901 AGGAACCCCT AGTGATGGAG TTGGCCACTC CCTCTCTGCGCGCTCGCTCG CTCACTGAGG CCGGGCGACC AAAGGTCGCC CGACGCCCGG GCTTTGCCCG 40004001 GGCGGCCTCA GTGAGCGAGC GAGCGCGCAG CTGGCGTAAT AGCGAAGAGG CCCGCACCGATCGCCCTTCC CAACAGTTGC GCAGCCTGAA TGGCGAATGG 4100 4101 CGATTCCGTTGCAATGGCTG GCGGTAATAT TGTTCTGGAT ATTACCAGCA AGGCCGATAG TTTGAGTTCTTCTACTCAGG CAAGTGATGT TATTACTAAT 4200 4201 CAAAGAAGTA TTGCGACAACGGTTAATTTG CGTGATGGAC AGACTCTTTT ACTCGGTGGC CTCACTGATT ATAAAAACACTTCTCAGGAT TCTGGCGTAC 4300 4301 CGTTCCTGTC TAAAATCCCT TTAATCGGCCTCCTGTTTAG CTCCCGCTCT GATTCTAACG AGGAAAGCAC GTTATACGTG CTCGTCAAAGCAACCATAGT 4400 4401 ACGCGCCCTG TAGCGGCGCA TTAAGCGCGG CGGGTGTGGTGGTTACGCGC AGCGTGACCG CTACACTTGC CAGCGCCCTA GCGCCCGCTC CTTTCGCTTT 45004501 CTTCCCTTCC TTTCTCGCCA CGTTCGCCGG CTTTCCCCGT CAAGCTCTAA ATCGGGGGCTCCCTTTAGGG TTCCGATTTA GTGCTTTACG GCACCTCGAC 4600 4601 CCCAAAAAACTTGATTAGGG TGATGGTTCA CGTAGTGGGC CATCGCCCTG ATAGACGGTT TTTCGCCCTTTGACGTTGGA GTCCACGTTC TTTAATAGTG 4700 4701 GACTCTTGTT CCAAACTGGAACAACACTCA ACCCTATCTC GGTCTATTCT TTTGATTTAT AAGGGATTTT GCCGATTTCGGCCTATTGGT TAAAAAATGA 4800 4801 GCTGATTTAA CAAAAATTTA ACGCGAATTTTAACAAAATA TTAACGCTTA CAATTTAAAT ATTTGCTTAT ACAATCTTCC TGTTTTTGGGGCTTTTCTGA 4900 4901 TTATCAACCG GGGTACATAT GATTGACATG CTAGTTTTACGATTACCGTT CATCGATTCT CTTGTTTGCT CCAGACTCTC AGGCAATGAC CTGATAGCCT 50005001 TTGTAGAGAC CTCTCAAAAA TAGCTACCCT CTCCGGCATG AATTTATCAG CTAGAACGGTTGAATATCAT ATTGATGGTG ATTTGACTGT CTCCGGCCTT 5100 5101 TCTCACCCGTTTGAATCTTT ACCTACACAT TACTCAGGCA TTGCATTTAA AATATATGAG GGTTCTAAAAATTTTTATCC TTGCGTTGAA ATAAAGGCTT 5200 5201 CTCCCGCAAA AGTATTACAGGGTCATAATG TTTTTGGTAC AACCGATTTA GCTTTATGCT CTGAGGCTTT ATTGCTTAATTTTGCTAATT CTTTGCCTTG 5300 5301 CCTGTATGAT TTATTGGATG TTGGAATCGCCTGATGCGGT ATTTTCTCCT TACGCATCTG TGCGGTATTT CACACCGCAT ATGGTGCACTCTCAGTACAA 5400 5401 TCTGCTCTGA TGCCGCATAG TTAAGCCAGC CCCGACACCCGCCAACACCC GCTGACGCGC CCTGACGGGC TTGTCTGCTC CCGGCATCCG CTTACAGACA 55005501 AGCTGTGACC GTCTCCGGGA GCTGCATGTG TCAGAGGTTT TCACCGTCAT CACCGAAACGCGCGAGACGA AAGGGCCTCG TGATACGCCT ATTTTTATAG 5600 5601 GTTAATGTCATGATAATAAT GGTTTCTTAG ACGTCAGGTG GCACTTTTCG GGGAAATGTG CGCGGAACCCCTATTTGTTT ATTTTTCTAA ATACATTCAA 5700 5701 ATATGTATCC GCTCATGAGACAATAACCCT GATAAATGCT TCAATAATAT TGAAAAAGGA AGAGTATGAG TATTCAACATTTCCGTGTCG CCCTTATTCC 5800 5801 CTTTTTTGCG GCATTTTGCC TTCCTGTTTTTGCTCACCCA GAAACGCTGG TGAAAGTAAA AGATGCTGAA GATCAGTTGG GTGCACGAGTGGGTTACATC 5900 5901 GAACTGGATC TCAACAGCGG TAAGATCCTT GAGAGTTTTCGCCCCGAAGA ACGTTTTCCA ATGATGAGCA CTTTTAAAGT TCTGCTATGT GGCGCGGTAT 60006001 TATCCCGTAT TGACGCCGGG CAAGAGCAAC TCGGTCGCCG CATACACTAT TCTCAGAATGACTTGGTTGA GTACTCACCA GTCACAGAAA AGCATCTTAC 6100 6101 GGATGGCATGACAGTAAGAG AATTATGCAG TGCTGCCATA ACCATGAGTG ATAACACTGC GGCCAACTTACTTCTGACAA CGATCGGAGG ACCGAAGGAG 6200 6201 CTAACCGCTT TTTTGCACAACATGGGGGAT CATGTAACTC GCCTTGATCG TTGGGAACCG GAGCTGAATG AAGCCATACCAAACGACGAG CGTGACACCA 6300 6301 CGATGCCTGT AGCAATGGCA ACAACGTTGCGCAAACTATT AACTGGCGAA CTACTTACTC TAGCTTCCCG GCAACAATTA ATAGACTGGATGGAGGCGGA 6400 6401 TAAAGTTGCA GGACCACTTC TGCGCTCGGC CCTTCCGGCTGGCTGGTTTA TTGCTGATAA ATCTGGAGCC GGTGAGCGTG GGTCTCGCGG TATCATTGCA 65006501 GCACTGGGGC CAGATGGTAA GCCCTCCCGT ATCGTAGTTA TCTACACGAC GGGGAGTCAGGCAACTATGG ATGAACGAAA TAGACAGATC GCTGAGATAG 6600 6601 GTGCCTCACTGATTAAGCAT TGGTAACTGT CAGACCAAGT TTACTCATAT ATACTTTAGA TTGATTTAAAACTTCATTTT TAATTTAAAA GGATCTAGGT 6700 6701 GAAGATCCTT TTTGATAATCTCATGACCAA AATCCCTTAA CGTGAGTTTT CGTTCCACTG AGCGTCAGAC CCCGTAGAAAAGATCAAAGG ATCTTCTTGA 6800 6801 GATCCTTTTT TTCTGCGCGT AATCTGCTGCTTGCAAACAA AAAAACCACC GCTACCAGCG GTGGTTTGTT TGCCGGATCA AGAGCTACCAACTCTTTTTC 6900 6901 CGAAGGTAAC TGGCTTCAGC AGAGCGCAGA TACCAAATACTGTTCTTCTA GTGTAGCCGT AGTTAGGCCA CCACTTCAAG AACTCTGTAG CACCGCCTAC 70007001 ATACCTCGCT CTGCTAATCC TGTTACCAGT GGCTGCTGCC AGTGGCGATA AGTCGTGTCTTACCGGGTTG GACTCAAGAC GATAGTTACC GGATAAGGCG 7100 7101 CAGCGGTCGGGCTGAACGGG GGGTTCGTGC ACACAGCCCA GCTTGGAGCG AACGACCTAC ACCGAACTGAGATACCTACA GCGTGAGCTA TGAGAAAGCG 7200 7201 CCACGCTTCC CGAAGGGAGAAAGGCGGACA GGTATCCGGT AAGCGGCAGG GTCGGAACAG GAGAGCGCAC GAGGGAGCTTCCAGGGGGAA ACGCCTGGTA 7300 7301 TCTTTATAGT CCTGTCGGGT TTCGCCACCTCTGACTTGAG CGTCGATTTT TGTGATGCTC GTCAGGGGGG CGGAGCCTAT GGAAAAACGCCAGCAACGCG 7400 7401 GCCTTTTTAC GGTTCCTGGC CTTTTGCTGG CCTTTTGCTCACATGTTCTT TCCTGCGTTA TCCCCTGATT CTGTGGATAA CCGTATTACC GCCTTTGAGT 75007501 GAGCTGATAC CGCTCGCCGC AGCCGAACGA CCGAGCGCAG CGAGTCAGTG AGCGAGGAAGCGGAAGAGCG CCCAATACGC AAACCGCCTC TCCCCGCGCG 7600 7601 TTGGCCGATTCATTAATGCA GCTGCGCGCT CGCTCGCTCA CTGAGGCC 7648    |   10     |   20     |   30     |   40     |   50     |   60     |   70     |   80     |   90     |  100    |   10     |   20     |   30     |   40     |   50     |   60     |   70     |   80     |   90     |  1001 CAGCAGCTGC GCGCTCGCTC GCTCACTGAG GCCGCCCGGG CAAAGCCCGG GCGTCGGGCGACCTTTGGTC GCCCGGCCTC AGTGAGCGAG CGAGCGCGCA 100 101 GAGAGGGAGTGGCCAACTCC ATCACTAGGG GTTCCTTGTA GTTAATGATT AACCCGCCAT GCTACTTATCTACTCGAGAA TTCTACCGGG TAGGGGAGGC 200 201 GCTTTTCCCA AGGCAGTCTGGAGCATGCGC TTTAGCAGCC CCGCTGGCAC TTGGCGCTAC ACAAGTGGCC TCTGGCCTCGCACACATTCC ACATCCACCG 300 301 GTAGCGCCAA CCGGCTCCGT TCTTTGGTGGCCCCTTCGCG CCACCTTCTA CTCCTCCCCT AGTCAGGAAG TTCCCCCCGC CCCGCAGCTCGCGTCGTGCA 400 401 GGACGTGACA AATGGAAGTA GCACGTCTCA CTAGTCTCGTGCAGATGGAC AGCACCGCTG AGCAATGGAA GCGGGTAGGC CTTTGGGGCA GCGGCCAATA 500501 GCAGCTTTGC TCCTTCGCTT TCTGGGCTCA GAGGCTGGGA AGGGGTGGGT CCGGGGGCGGGCTCAGGGGC GGGCTCAGGG GCGGGGCGGG CGCGAAGGTC 600 601 CTCCGGAGCCCGGCATTCTG CACGCTTCAA AAGCGCACGT CTGCCGCGCT GTTCTCCTCT TCCTCATCTCCGGGCCTTTC GACCGGATCC CCCGGGCTGC 700 701 AGGAATTCCG AGACCATGGAGGCGGTGGCG GTGGCCGCGG CGGTGGGGGT CCTTCTCCTG GCCGGGGCCG GGGGCGCGGCAGGCGACGAG GCCCGGGAGG 900 801 CGGCGGCCGT GCGGGCGCTC GTGGCCCGGCTGCTGGGGCC AGGCCCCGCG GCCGACTTCT CCGTGTCGGT GGAGCGCGCT CTGGCTGCCAAGCCGGGCTT 800 901 GGACACCTAC AGCCTGGGCG GCGGCGGCGC GGCGCGCGTGCGGGTGCGCG GCTCCACGGG CGTGGCGGCC GCCGCGGGGC TGCACCGCTA CCTGCGCGAC 10001001 TTCTGTGGCT GCCACGTGGC CTGGTCCGGC TCTCAGCTGC GCCTGCCGCG GCCACTGCCAGCCGTGCCGG GGGAGCTGAC CGAGGCCACG CCCAACAGGT 1100 1101 ACCGCTATTACCAGAATGTG TGCACGCAAA GCTACTCCTT CGTGTGGTGG GACTGGGCCC GCTGGGAGCGAGAGATAGAC TGGATGGCGC TGAATGGCAT 1200 1201 CAACCTGGCA CTGGCCTGGAGCGGCCAGGA GGCCATCTGG CAGCGGGTGT ACCTGGCCTT GGGCCTGACC CAGGCAGAGATCAATGAGTT CTTTACTGGT 1300 1301 CCTGCCTTCC TGGCCTGGGG GCGAATGGGCAACCTGCACA CCTGGGATGG CCCCCTGCCC CCCTCCTGGC ACATCAAGCA GCTTTACCTGCAGCACCGGG 1400 1401 TCCTGGACCA GATGCGCTCC TTCGGCATGA CCCCAGTGCTGCCTGCATTC GCGGGGCATG TTCCCGAGGC TGTCACCAGG GTGTTCCCTC AGGTCAATGT 15001501 CACGAAGATG GGCAGTTGGG GCCACTTTAA CTGTTCCTAC TCCTGCTCCT TCCTTCTGGCTCCGGAAGAC CCCATATTCC CCATCATCGG GAGCCTCTTC 1600 1601 CTGCGAGAGCTGATCAAAGA GTTTGGCACA GACCACATCT ATGGGGCCGA CACTTTCAAT GAGATGCAGCCACCTTCCTC AGAGCCCTCC TACCTTGCCG 1700 1701 CAGCCACCAC TGCCGTCTATGAGGCCATGA CTGCAGTGGA TACTGAGGCT GTGTGGCTGC TCCAAGGCTG GCTCTTCCAGCACCAGCCGC AGTTCTGGGG 1800 1801 GCCCGCCCAG ATCAGGGCTG TGCTGGGAGCTGTGCCCCGT GGCCGCCTCC TGGTTCTGGA CCTGTTTGCT GAGAGCCAGC CTGTGTATACCCGCACTGCC 1900 1901 TCCTTCCAGG GCCAGCCCTT CATCTGGTGC ATGCTGCACAACTTTGGGGG AAACCATGGT CTTTTTGGAG CCCTAGAGGC TGTGAACGGA GGCCCAGAAG 20002001 CTGCCCGCCT CTTCCCCAAC TCCACCATGG TAGGCACGGG CATGGCCCCC GAGGGCATCAGCCAGAACGA AGTGGTCTAT TCCCTCATGG CTGAGCTGGG 2100 2101 CTGGCGAAAGGACCCAGTGC CAGATTTGGC AGCCTGGGTG ACCAGCTTTG CCGCCCGGCG GTATGGGGTCTCCCACCCGG ACGCAGGGGC AGCGTGGAGG 2200 2201 CTACTGCTCC GGAGTGTGTACAACTGCTCC GGGGAGGCCT GCAGGGGCCA CAATCGTAGC CCGCTGGTCA GGCGGCCGTCCCTACAGATG AATACCAGCA 2300 2301 TCTGGTACAA CCGATCTGAT GTGTTTGAGGCCTGGCGGCT GCTGCTCACA TCTGCTCCCT CCCTGGCCAC CAGCCCCGCC TTCCGCTACGACCTGCTGGA 2400 2401 CCTCACTCGG CAGGCAGTGC AGGAGCTGGT CAGCTTGTACTATGAGGAGG CAAGAAGCGC CTACCTGAGC AAGGAGCTGG CCTCCCTGTT GAGGGCTGGA 25002501 GGCGTCCTGG CCTATGAGCT GCTGCCGGCA CTGGACGAGG TGCTGGCTAG TGACAGCCGCTTCTTGCTGG GCAGCTGGCT AGAGCAGGCC CGAGCAGCGG 2600 2601 CAGTCAGTGAGGCCGAGGCC GATTTCTACG AGCAGAACAG CCGCTACCAG CTGACCTTGT GGGGGCCAGAAGGCAACATC CTGGACTATG CCAACAAGCA 2700 2701 GCTGGCGGGG TTGGTGGCCAACTACTACAC CCCTCGCTGG CGGCTTTTCC TGGAGGCGCT GGTTGACAGT GTGGCCCAGGGCATCCCTTT CCAACAGCAC 2800 2801 CAGTTTGACA AAAATGTCTT CCAACTGGAGCAGGCCTTCG TTCTCAGCAA GCAGAGGTAC CCCAGCCAGC CGCGAGGAGA CACTGTGGACCTGGCCAAGA 2900 2901 AGATCTTCCT CAAATATTAC CCCGGCTGGG TGGCCGGCTCTTGGTGATAG ATTCGCCACC ACTGGGCCTT GTTTTCCGCT AATTCCAGGG CAGATTCCAG 30003001 GGCCCAGAGC TGGACAGACA TCACAGGATA ACCCAGGCCT GGGAGGAGGC CCCACGGCCTGCTGGTGGGG TCTGACCTGG GGGGATTGGA GGGAAATGAC 3100 3101 CTGCCCTCCACCACCACCCA AAGTGTGGGA TTAAAGTAGC TTGGTACCGA GCTCGGATCC GGCGATTAGTCCAATTTGTT AAAGACAGGA TATCAGTGGT 3200 3201 CCAGGCTCTA GTTTTGACTCAACAATATCA CCAGCTGAAG CCTATAGAGT ACGAGCCATA GATAAAATAA AAGATTTTATTTAGTCTCCA GAAAAAGGGG 3300 3301 GGAATGAAAG ACCCCACCTG TAGGTTTGGCAAGCTAGCgC TAGTAACGGC CGCCAGTGTG CTGGAATTCT GCAGATATCC ATCACACTGGCGGCCGCTCG 3400 3401 AGCATGCATC TAGAGcgata atcaacctct ggattacaaaatttgtgaaa gattgactgg tattcttaac tatgttgctc cttttacgct atgtggatac 35003501 gctgctttaa tgcctttgta tcatgctatt gcttcccgta tggctttcat tttctcctccttgtataaat cctggttgct gtctctttat gaggagttgt 3600 3601 ggcccgttgtcaggcaacgt ggcgtggtgt gcactgtgtt tgctgacgca acccccactg gttggggcattgccaccacc tgccagctcc tttccgggac 3700 3701 tttcgctttc cccctccctattgccacggc ggaactcatc gccgcctgcc ttgcccgctg ctggacaggg gctcggctgttgggcactga caattccgtg 3800 3801 gtgttgtcgg ggaagctgac gtcctttccatggctgctcg cctgtgttgc cacctggatt ctgcgcggga cgtccttctg ctacgtcccttcggccctca 3900 3901 atccagcgga ccttccttcc cgcggcctgc tgccggctctgcggcctctt ccgcgtcttc gccttcgccc tgagacgagt cggatctccc tttgggccgc 40004001 ctccccgcat cgCTATTCTA TAGTGTCACC TAAATGCTAG AGCTCGCTGA TCAGCCTCGACTGTGCCTTC TAGTTGCCAG CCATCTGTTG TTTGCCCCTC 4100 4101 CCCCGTGCCTTCCTTGACCC TGGAAGGTGC CACTCCCACT GTCCTTTCCT AATAAAATGA GGAAATTGCATCGCATTGTC TGAGTAGGTG TCATTCTATT 4200 4201 CTGGGGGGTG GGGTGGGGCAGGACAGCAAG GGGGAGGATT GGGAAGACAA TAGCAGGCAT GCTGGGGATG CGGTGGGCTCTATGGCTTCT GAGGCGGAAA 4300 4301 GAACCAGGTA GATAAGTAGC ATGGCGGGTTAATCATTAAC TACAAGGAAC CCCTAGTGAT GGAGTTGGCC ACTCCCTCTC TGCGCGCTCGCTCGCTCACT 4400 4401 GAGGCCGGGC GACCAAAGGT CGCCCGACGC CCGGGCTTTGCCCGGGCGGC CTCAGTGAGC GAGCGAGCGC GCAGCTGGCG TAATAGCGAA GAGGCCCGCA 45004501 CCGATCGCCC TTCCCAACAG TTGCGCAGCC TGAATGGCGA ATGGCGATTC CGTTGCAATGGCTGGCGGTA ATATTGTTCT GGATATTACC AGCAAGGCCG 4600 4601 ATAGTTTGAGTTCTTCTACT CAGGCAAGTG ATGTTATTAC TAATCAAAGA AGTATTGCGA CAACGGTTAATTTGCGTGAT GGACAGACTC TTTTACTCGG 4700 4701 TGGCCTCACT GATTATAAAAACACTTCTCA GGATTCTGGC GTACCGTTCC TGTCTAAAAT CCCTTTAATC GGCCTCCTGTTTAGCTCCCG CTCTGATTCT 4800 4801 AACGAGGAAA GCACGTTATA CGTGCTCGTCAAAGCAACCA TAGTACGCGC CCTGTAGCGG CGCATTAAGC GCGGCGGGTG TGGTGGTTACGCGCAGCGTG 4900 4901 ACCGCTACAC TTGCCAGCGC CCTAGCGCCC GCTCCTTTCGCTTTCTTCCC TTCCTTTCTC GCCACGTTCG CCGGCTTTCC CCGTCAAGCT CTAAATCGGG 50005001 GGCTCCCTTT AGGGTTCCGA TTTAGTGCTT TACGGCACCT CGACCCCAAA AAACTTGATTAGGGTGATGG TTCACGTAGT GGGCCATCGC CCTGATAGAC 5100 5101 GGTTTTTCGCCCTTTGACGT TGGAGTCCAC GTTCTTTAAT AGTGGACTCT TGTTCCAAAC TGGAACAACACTCAACCCTA TCTCGGTCTA TTCTTTTGAT 5200 5201 TTATAAGGGA TTTTGCCGATTTCGGCCTAT TGGTTAAAAA ATGAGCTGAT TTAACAAAAA TTTAACGCGA ATTTTAACAAAATATTAACG CTTACAATTT 5300 5301 AAATATTTGC TTATACAATC TTCCTGTTTTTGGGGCTTTT CTGATTATCA ACCGGGGTAC ATATGATTGA CATGCTAGTT TTACGATTACCGTTCATCGA 5400 5401 TTCTCTTGTT TGCTCCAGAC TCTCAGGCAA TGACCTGATAGCCTTTGTAG AGACCTCTCA AAAATAGCTA CCCTCTCCGG CATGAATTTA TCAGCTAGAA 55005501 CGGTTGAATA TCATATTGAT GGTGATTTGA CTGTCTCCGG CCTTTCTCAC CCGTTTGAATCTTTACCTAC ACATTACTCA GGCATTGCAT TTAAAATATA 5600 5601 TGAGGGTTCTAAAAATTTTT ATCCTTGCGT TGAAATAAAG GCTTCTCCCG CAAAAGTATT ACAGGGTCATAATGTTTTTG GTACAACCGA TTTAGCTTTA 5700 5701 TGCTCTGAGG CTTTATTGCTTAATTTTGCT AATTCTTTGC CTTGCCTGTA TGATTTATTG GATGTTGGAA TCGCCTGATGCGGTATTTTC TCCTTACGCA 5800 5801 TCTGTGCGGT ATTTCACACC GCATATGGTGCACTCTCAGT ACAATCTGCT CTGATGCCGC ATAGTTAAGC CAGCCCCGAC ACCCGCCAACACCCGCTGAC 5900 5901 GCGCCCTGAC GGGCTTGTCT GCTCCCGGCA TCCGCTTACAGACAAGCTGT GACCGTCTCC GGGAGCTGCA TGTGTCAGAG GTTTTCACCG TCATCACCGA 60006001 AACGCGCGAG ACGAAAGGGC CTCGTGATAC GCCTATTTTT ATAGGTTAAT GTCATGATAATAATGGTTTC TTAGACGTCA GGTGGCACTT TTCGGGGAAA 6100 6101 TCTGCGCGGAACCCCTATTT GTTTATTTTT CTAAATACAT TCAAATATGT ATCCGCTCAT GAGACAATAACCCTGATAAA TGCTTCAATA ATATTGAAAA 6200 6201 AGGAAGAGTA TGAGTATTCAACATTTCCGT GTCGCCCTTA TTCCCTTTTT TGCGGCATTT TGCCTTCCTG TTTTTGCTCACCCAGAAACG CTGGTGAAAG 6300 6301 TAAAAGATGC TGAAGATCAG TTGGGTGCACGAGTGGGTTA CATCGAACTG GATCTCAACA GCGGTAAGAT CCTTGAGAGT TTTCGCCCCGAAGAACGTTT 6400 6401 TCCAATGATG AGCACTTTTA AAGTTCTGCT ATGTGGCGCGGTATTATCCC GTATTGACGC CGGGCAAGAG CAACTCGGTC GCCGCATACA CTATTCTCAG 65006501 AATGACTTGG TTGAGTACTC ACCAGTCACA GAAAAGCATC TTACGGATGG CATGACAGTAAGAGAATTAT GCAGTGCTGC CATAACCATG AGTGATAACA 6600 6601 CTGCGGCCAACTTACTTCTG ACAACGATCG GAGGACCGAA GGAGCTAACC GCTTTTTTGC ACAACATGGGGGATCATGTA ACTCGCCTTG ATCGTTGGGA 6700 6701 ACCGGAGCTG AATGAAGCCATACCAAACGA CGAGCGTGAC ACCACGATGC CTGTAGCAAT GGCAACAACG TTGCGCAAACTATTAACTGG CGAACTACTT 6800 6801 ACTCTAGCTT CCCGGCAACA ATTAATAGACTGGATGGAGG CGGATAAAGT TGCAGGACCA CTTCTGCGCT CGGCCCTTCC GGCTGGCTGGTTTATTGCTG 6900 6901 ATAAATCTGG AGCCGGTGAG CGTGGGTCTC GCGGTATCATTGCAGCACTG GGGCCAGATG GTAAGCCCTC CCGTATCGTA GTTATCTACA CGACGGGGAG 70007001 TCAGGCAACT ATGGATGAAC GAAATAGACA GATCGCTGAG ATAGGTGCCT CACTGATTAAGCATTGGTAA CTGTCAGACC AAGTTTACTC ATATATACTT 7100 7101 TAGATTGATTTAAAACTTCA TTTTTAATTT AAAAGGATCT AGGTGAAGAT CCTTTTTGAT AATCTCATGACCAAAATCCC TTAACGTGAG TTTTCGTTCC 7200 7201 ACTGAGCGTC AGACCCCGTAGAAAAGATCA AAGGATCTTC TTGAGATCCT TTTTTTCTGC GCGTAATCTG CTGCTTGCAAACAAAAAAAC CACCGCTACC 7300 7301 AGCGGTGGTT TGTTTGCCGG ATCAAGAGCTACCAACTCTT TTTCCGAAGG TAACTGGCTT CAGCAGAGCG CAGATACCAA ATACTGTTCTTCTAGTGTAG 7400 7401 CCGTAGTTAG GCCACCACTT CAAGAACTCT GTAGCACCGCCTACATACCT CGCTCTGCTA ATCCTGTTAC CAGTGGCTGC TGCCAGTGGC GATAAGTCGT 75007501 GTCTTACCGG GTTGGACTCA AGACGATAGT TACCGGATAA GGCGCAGCGG TCGGGCTGAACGGGGGGTTC GTGCACACAG CCCAGCTTGG AGCGAACGAC 7600 7601 CTACACCGAACTGAGATACC TACAGCGTGA GCTATGAGAA AGCGCCACGC TTCCCGAAGG GAGAAAGGCGGACAGGTATC CGGTAAGCGG CAGGGTCGGA 7700 7701 ACAGGAGAGC GCACGAGGGAGCTTCCAGGG GGAAACGCCT GGTATCTTTA TAGTCCTGTC GGGTTTCGCC ACCTCTGACTTGAGCGTCGA TTTTTGTGAT 7800 7801 GCTCGTCAGG GGGGCGGAGC CTATGGAAAAACGCCAGCAA CGCGGCCTTT TTACGGTTCC TGGCCTTTTG CTGGCCTTTT GCTCACATGTTCTTTCCTGC 7900 7901 GTTATCCCCT GATTCTGTGG ATAACCGTAT TACCGCCTTTGAGTGAGCTG ATACCGCTCG CCGCAGCCGA ACGACCGAGC GCAGCGAGTC AGTGAGCGAG 80008001 GAAGCGGAAG AGCGCCCAAT ACGCAAACCG CCTCTCCCCG CGCGTTGGCC GATTCATTAATGCAGCTGCG CGCTCGCTCG CTCACTGAGG 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What is claimed is:
 1. A purified nucleic acid molecule which is capableto express a lysosomal enzyme wherein said nucleic acid moleculecomprises at least a sequence coding for said lysosomal enzyme and apromoter highly active in the brain inserted upstream from saidsequence.
 2. The nucleic acid molecule of claim 1, wherein said nucleicacid molecule further comprises a posttranscriptional regulatory elementinserted downstream from said sequence.
 3. The nucleic acid molecule ofclaim 1, wherein the promoter highly active in the brain is the promoterof the phosphoglycerate kinase gene.
 4. The nucleic acid molecule ofclaim 2, wherein the posttranscriptional regulatory element is ahepatitis virus posttranscriptional regulatory element.
 5. The nucleicacid molecule of claim 1, wherein the sequence codes for an iduronidase(IDUA).
 6. The nucleic acid molecule of claim 1, wherein the sequencecodes for an arylsulphatase (ASA).
 7. The nucleic acid molecule of claim1, wherein the nucleic acid molecule further comprises at least onerepeated AAV sequence involved in packaging and genome replicationplaced upstream from the promoter and/or downstream from the sequencecoding for the lysosomal enzyme.
 8. The nucleic acid molecule of claim1, wherein the nucleic acid molecule further comprises at least onerepeated AAV sequence involved in packaging and genome replicationplaced upstream from the promoter and/or downstream from the sequencecoding for the posttranscriptional regulatory element.
 9. A recombinantbacteria containing the nucleic acid molecule of claim 1, wherein saidrecombinant bacteria has been deposited at CNCM on Jun. 20, 2002 underthe reference I-2891.
 10. A recombinant bacteria containing the nucleicacid molecule of claim 1, wherein said recombinant bacteria has beendeposited at CNCM on Jun. 20, 2002 under the reference I-2892.
 11. Avector for the expression of a lysosomal enzyme, wherein said vectorcomprises the nucleic acid molecule of claim
 1. 12. The vector of claim11, wherein the vector is an adenovirus vector (AAV).
 13. The vector ofclaim 11, wherein the vector is a lentivirus vector.
 14. A celltransformed with the nucleic acid molecule of claim
 1. 15. The cell ofclaim 14, wherein said cell is a mammal cell.
 16. The cell of claim 14,wherein said cell is transformed ex vivo.
 17. A method for preventing ortreating a lysosomal storage disease in a mammal, wherein said methodcomprises administering the nucleic acid molecule of claim 1 to saidmammalian host.
 18. The method of claim 17, wherein said mammal is ahuman.
 19. The method of claim 17, wherein said disease is MPS I or MPSIIIb.
 20. A method for preventing or treating a lysosomal storagedisease in a mammal, wherein said method comprises administering thevector of claim 11 to said mammalian host.
 21. The method of claim 20,wherein said vector is administered by stereotactic method.
 22. A methodfor preventing or treating a lysosomal storage disease in a mammal,wherein said method comprises the transfer of the cell of claim 14 intosaid mammalian host.